Ronnie Hawkins

American / Canadian rockabilly singer and band leader. Born 10. January 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas (USA), died 29 May 2022 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Ronnie Hawkins was a pioneering rock and roll musician, highly influential in the introduction & growth of rock music in Canada. On advice from Conway Twitty, Hawkins toured Canada in 1958 where he found instant success in Hamilton, Ontario, and later settled down in Mississauga before moving to Stoney Lake, just outside of Peterborough, Ontario, in 1970.